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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07
NY. &N.E. Railroad Time Table.

Trains Leave Waterbury as Follows: Boston-7.So m, I. 3s0pm-
 Return s.3o m. 8 pm. Providence-7.so a. m-; Loo. s.so D.. m-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Stale bread may be freshened over boiling water.
 Keep the wringer well oiled, so that it may work easily and save both time and strength.
 Let dishes be neatly washed, rinsed in hot water and drained, and then rub them until they shine.
 A bath room should he supplied with fresb towels every day and thoroughly renovated to keep it sweet.
 Put pail of water into the tubs directly after using, and they will not leak when wanted for use.
 Chloride of lime should be scattered at least once week under sinks, and in all places where sewer gas is liable to turk.
 Never use a sharp knife in cleaning the nails. Fill under the nails with soap. and then remove it by brushing with nail brush.
 In some forms of headache. a towel or a napkin, wrung out of hot water. as hot as can be borne. and wound around the head. affords relief.
 For the dyspepsia, fried oysters are forbid den When roasted in the shell oysters are delicious, and can be digested with ease even by weak stomach
 Very pretty curtains, which can be laun- uCA CA uiu AoOA us We1l us new ones, are made of white muslin with large round dots the size of a silver half dollar.
 Peach stains may be removed by putting the article in boiling water before washing it. Once the suds have touched them the stains are set and cannot be afterward Ye- moved.
 In case of a cut, smoke the wound with burned red flannel on which has been placed small quantity of sugar, then tie up, after sprinkling with sulphur, and it will heal inn mediately.
 To clean bottles, put into them some ker- nels of corn and a tablespoonful of ashes, half fill them with water, and after a vigorous shaking and rinsing you will find the bottles as good as new.
 Professor Brinton says that the very best thing for sprain is to put the limb into a vessel of very hot water immediately, then add boiling water as it can be borne. KeeI the part immersed for twenty minutes, or until the pain subsidies; then apply a tight bandage and order rest. Sometimes the joint can be used in twelve hours. If necessary use O silicate of sodium dressing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07

OUR esteemed local contemporary, the Republican, , is evidently in the throes of great party perturbation and scents ''tressons, stratagems and spells" in the air. It gives the report of the Presidents message all the adventitious aid of DOT tentous head lines: ''Free Trade Flag President Cleveland Unfurls the Banner His Message Menace to the Prosperity of the Country'-'sIt will Elect a Republi- can Next Year" As O'Connell said in the English House of Commons in relation to the oath of abjuration and supremacy Zone part of the declaration we know to be false-the other we believe to be un- true." It is false that there is menace or danger to the country; it is probably un- true wholly untrue-that the country will elect Republican as next President There is no likelihood that we can foresee of Mir Cleveland changing his party color.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07
THE DEMOCRAT CRITICIZED.

Of course we were prepared for criticism; criticism in social circles - criticism in the public press, but we did not calculate on private correspondence, in respect to some of our views which, declaredly, not being intended for publication we cannot reply to in detail, and to which, not hav- ing time at disposal we cannot answer by letter. The writer puts his case plausibly; he is evidently a jealous adherent of the Henry George movement-or what was a movement-and he strongly objects to our animadversions on that distinguished gen. tleman's theories, their impracticalness and impracticability.
 We beg to assure our good friend, who honors us by his comments, that we did not decry or belittle the idea involved in the phrase ''The Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of Man, ? but merely question. ed its use as the motto of 8 movement which however it might admit the divine Fatherhood exhibited no positive or prac hood could be presented. Our amateur critic may have heard or heard of, the one time great musical entertainer, Henry Rus sell. In his repertoire was song with tht refrain:
 There's good time coming boys,
 But wait little longer.
 One night an enthusiastic Hiberniar interrupted the entertainer, saying = "Mr Russell if you please" There was dead silence; when the Voice continued "We've waited long enough, sir-Could you fix the timeg' Now MT George never fixed the time of his universal brotherhood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07
WATERBURY FIRE ALARN.
LOCATION OF BOXES.

LOCATION OF BoxEs- 6-Exchange Place. 1AEast Main Street and wolcott Road 1s-cor. Cherry and East Main 23-Iron Bridge West Main e4-Waterbury Brass Co. tprivate) S-Corner Johnson and watervlle. a-Corner Prospect and Grove SJunc- North Main. Grove and North Elm Sa-Cor. Washington and South Main 3FWaterbury Buckle Go (priyate) S-Benedict Burnham Go. (privafe) 8-waterbury Watch Co. (private) ss-Cor. Grand and So1fh Main. 312-Corner Meadow and Bank. 3lECorner Meadow and Cedar. s2l-Plume & Atwood Co. Cprivate) as3- Holmes, Booth & Hsydens tprivate) 3s4-No. 4. Engine House. 4s-Comer Union and Franklin. -Scovill Mfg. Co. lprivate) 45-Corner Clay and Mill. 46-No. 5 Engine House 47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle Alley s-Waterbury Manufacturing Company, priv 47-Corner of Doolittle Alley and Dublin St 4-Corner Willow. and West Main asS-Corner simon and Burnham sts
 Policemen have keys
 INSTRUCTIONS To KEY HoIprRs. To give an alarm, open the door, pull the hook down once and let go. then close the door. Do not pull the hook if the fire bell or small bell in the box is striking, as that indicates an alarm has already been given.
 Be particular to remain at the box until the ar- rival of an officer of the Fire Deparfment who will release the key, or if circumstances will not permit remaining, then the proper ofhcer will re- turn the key to the holder as soon as convenient Always give the alarm from the box nearest the fire.
 Key Holders upon changing their locations will please leave word with the Chief Engineer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07

Dr McGlynn had nota word to say as to the probable date for fulfllment of the pledge The platform rung with applause, but the people received no benefit until, at length-and let our critic take it to heart the eyes of those most interested in the theoretic teachings were opened to their realistic absurdity-as witness the de- crease of MT Georges vote this year in the City and County of New York from the vote for the Mayoralty in the year preced- ing.
 In courtesy we notice our critics objec- tions, but we really have not time or space to consider what stands in the condition of private anonymous letter. If he can show us there is any of Gods poor to whom a Christmas benefcence would be unacceptable, we shall share in his pride; if he point that MT Georges land and labor schemes render unnecessary the exercise oi Christian charity at Christmas time, we shall hold our peace; but with all good feel ing we would inform our correspondent that we edit the DEMOCRAT here in ou1 office, and do not favor an assumed anna teur editorship by proxy on the part o1 outsiders.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07

YES, that's it, in the England of to-day; and we are not far from being amenable to the same humiliating charges in this country. Fist and feet before mind and manners; brawn ahead of brain in esti- mate and rewards. Daniel O'Leary can make tens of thousands week by a'walk- as-you-please" in the arena, while the toil- CT for the press may starve on 8 pittance in the garret; and pugilists will grow rich while the penman may sink in poverty. We read to-day that the profits of John L. Sullivan's tour are S, 900 week. He has been loaded, moreover, with social honors, in the shape of numerous invitations to dinner from lords and dukes, has been made an honorary member of the Pelican club, and is soon to spar before the Prince of Wales. The pen is mightier than the sword, but in this age a big pair of biceps are better than either
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07

HERE is point in the Presidents mes sage worthy the attention of working men: The great State paper says: ''The simple and plain duty which we owe the people is to reduce taxation to the necessary expen- ses of an economical operation of the gov ernment and to restore to the business of the country the money which we hold in the treasury through the perversion of governmental powers. These things can and should be done with safety to all our industries, without danger to the opportu- nifty for remunerative labor which our workingmen need, and with benefit to them all our people, by cheapening their means of subsistence and increasing the measure of their comfort.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07


 WE have 'f1uttered the Volsces at Corioi." Yesterday London and the man. ufacturing centres of England were in com motion aroused by the message to Congress of President Cleveland. They didn't know what to make of it, you know The ''St James Gazette" refers to the Presidents action as remarkably sudden and alto gether surprising move, and in support of it's criticisms of the message, quotes Lord Overstones assertion that "the commerce of England would receive it's first crushing blow when Free Trade should be adopted in the United States" That's the point; we don't want to crush England's com- merce, but we want to promote our own industry, and the sooner working men in this country refuse to be influenced by the special pleadings and spacious designs of capitalist advocates the better for them selves and for the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07

THE NEW YORK SrAR-t''the bright par ticular Star" in our Democratic Armament -prides in the fact that the three great events of 1887 in Democratic politics have happened in the closing quarter of the year. Enumerated in chronological order they are {: 1. The platform of the New York Democracy adopted at the Saratoga convention. 2. The address of Speaker Carlisle at the opening of the Fiftieth Con- gress 3. The Presidents tax reduction message" The identity of purpose and method disclosed in these three great dec larations evinces the admirable union of the Democratic party of the country, as leaders and rank and file animated by a devotion to common faith, march on to- gether to the crowning victory of 1888.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-07


 THE FREE TRADE that is Fair Trade the international relations of industry that will duly protect our labor interests great principle of rightful dealing the world overall find expression in one brief passage of the Presidents message. He writes: ''The considerations which have been presented touching our tariff laws are intended only to enforce an earnest recommendation that the surplus revenues of the government be prevented by the re- duction of our customs duties, and at the same time to emphasize suggestion that in accomplishing this purpose we may dis charge double duty to our people by granting to them measure of relief from tariff taxation in quarters where it is most needed and from sources where it can be most fairly and justly accorded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
The Grand Jury Rennrf.

The Bowling Green Times says:
The fact is the whole matter was
gotten up by enemies of Judge Rob-
ipson and Mr.. Robertson, to injure
them, but citizens of that county in
form us that it has made them
friends. No one believes them guilty
of any wrong"
The Louisiana Press adds: "The
report of the Mexico grand jurj
which the Mexico Intel1igencer think:
reflects so severely on Judge Robin
son, was evidently the result of petty
wrangles for which the Mexicans are
famous"
And the Farber Eye clinches th'
matter as follows: "The next con
gressional fight was begun at Mexic'
last week by the report OF the CRANE
jury"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
A Bridge Over the Missouri.

FROM tne Jefferson CITY tribune.
A bill providing for charter to
build a bridge over the Missouri riv-
er at this place has been introduced
in Congress. The bill is in charge
of Senator Cockrell and Congress,
man Bland, and its passage will be
mere formality.
The cost f the bridge which il is
proposed to construct here will be In
the neighborhood OF 100000, and
the names of the charter members
of the company to build the bridge
are as follows: John S. Sullivan.
Ephriam B. Ewing, Joseph X. Rick
ey, William @. Dallymeyer, Jacob c.
Fisher, jackson L. Smith and Syl-
vester W. Cox. Chicago capitalists
are also interested in the enterprise
and there is not shadow of q doubt
that the bridge will be built.
One Of the gentlemen mentioned
above as q charter member of the
company, said last night that the
bridge is to be high one without a
draw, and will be constructed both
for railway trains and wagons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
An ssOutrage.'
From the Moberly Monitor.


The Mexico Intelligeacer is assured
that the Moberly Monitor "knows
more about Audrain county affairs
than the grand jury does" if the
jury knows no more than to attempt
a Judicial criticism when its business
is simply inquisitorial. A grand jury
is not the censor Of the court, though
it may indict the authority that gave
it existence. Ii the grand jury
found anything wrong in Judge Rob
insen's or Prosecuting Attorney Rob-
ertson's acts, it was derehct in duty
if it did not prefer charges and put
them in tangible shape. This smirch-
ing Of private character without
leaving a remedy for the accused is
an outrage on common sense and a
travesty on justice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
THE NEXT SENATE.

The chances are that after the 4th
of March next the Republicans will
have but 80 votes in the Senate. This
will leave the Democrats 81. The
replacing Of Sewell, Of New Jersey,
by Democrat, and the admission of
Turpie. of Indiana, will effect this
result. The main interest in the sit
uation centres 10 the fact that the
peculiarly independent Riddlcberaer
has it in his power to decide whether
the Republicans shall have a majority
or not on any given question. The
other members of the party can be de-
pended on, but Riddleberger is very
uncertain, especially where he thinks
he has not been treated with all the
Difference that is due him. AS he is
very large creditor, on old accounts,
of his Senatorial party associates In
that species of obligation by his own
measurement, the outlook for the G..
| 0. 2. in the Senate is not assuring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
A LIE.
To the Editor of the Ledger
MKxIco, Mo-, February IL, 1887.

10 the Editor OF the Ledger
MExIco, Mo-, February IL, 1887.
"Mr. Robertson was Prosecuting
Attorney from February 18th to De-
cember 3lst, "A period of ten and a
half months. During that time the
case of the State vs.. VIM. Bedell.
previously indicted for selling whisky
without license, was pending in the
Circuit Court, and Mr.. Robertson
represented both the State and the
defendant. And yet the grand jury
must be censured for calling atten-
ton TO this fragrant abuse of public
trust
The foregoing appeared in tAs
Mtelligeacer Wednesday, and except
for the statement that held the Of
fee of Prosecuting Attorney from
the 18th OF February to the 3lst of
December, period of ten and a
half months, more infamous and
cowsrdly lie was never put upon
paper nor hatched in the brain Of the
most ccntemptible and consumma'e
liar, and it was known to be con-
temptible, cowardly and curish lie to
the editor of that paper when he
wrote it, published it and lied it, and
is fair sample of the infamous lies
that the dirty cur is daily dealing out
through the Mtelligencer in relation
to myself and Judge Robinson.
GEO. ROBERTSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Eligible TO the PresldencH.

TO the Editor oI the Ledger.
MEXICO, Feb. 12.-If a wife goes
from the United States to a foreign
country, and has a son born while
there, and the son stays there
until he is q years of age, is he
eligible to the office of President of
the United States? Y.C.
Yes the constitution provides that
no person, except a natural born
citizen, or a citizen Of the United
States, at the time of the adoption OF
this constitution, shall be eligible TO
the Office Of President. Sec. 1898, X.
s., United States, provides that,
''all children heretofore born, or here
after born, out of the United States,
whose fathers were or may be at the
time of their birth citizens thereof,
are declared to be citizens Of the
United States; not being naturalized
citizens they are therefore natural
born and eligible to the office OF
President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Card From Mayor EmmOns.

To the Editor of the Ledger
MEXICO, Mo, Feb. 1O.-Having
been solicited to become a candidate
for the office of Mayor, by the same
parties who have placed my name be-
fore the citizens of Mexico for the
past two years, and at each time 1
have quietly refused to become a
candidate for said Office, but submit
ing to the wish of my friends, and at
each time been elected, l have been
assured that such would be the re-
suit again, but I now feel that its
time for me to speak: I am not an
applicant, and will not allow my
name to be used in this connection.
Thanking the citizens for the strong
support given me while holding the
office, leave the way clear for the
election Of some good man to fill the
vacant chair about April 1st.
s. P. EMMoNs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Obituary.

Died, February 10th, 1887, of in
flammation of the brain, Mrs. Fran
ces Margaret Hill. wife of D. NJ. Hill,
of Audrain county, and mother of
our townsman, John M. Hill. About
eis ht weeks ago Mrs. Hill fell and
broke one of the bones OF her left
thigh. DIR. Walker set the fractured
member and was gratifed to see q
complete union effected. Fifty-fve
hours before her death she was at
tackled with Inflammation OF the
brain, which refused to yield to
skiliful treatment. Mrs. Hill was
born January 2lst, 1929, and had en-
tered her 57th year at the time Of hel
death. She obeyed the gospel early
in life and died as she had lived,
consistent Christian.
She was married February 9TH
1850, and was the mother OF si1
children. of these four have proceed
ed her into the other world. Sht
leaves a husband and two grown som
| to mourn her loss and profit by ex
ample. The funeral services will b.
held at Rising Sun church at l
O'Clock tomorrow, conducted b.
/ Strawn and Higbee. j. w. ID.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Cassius NJ, CLAY for Governor.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 6.-Gen. q.
NJ. Clay, of Kentucky, has announced
himself as a Republican candidate
for Governor of Kentucky before the
convention, which meets in Louis
vile May II. In his open letter to
the people of Kentucky, he says he
has made over fifty appointments to
canvas the State before the day of
the convention. He declares himself
the only farmer who is candidate on
the Republican side, all the other
candidates being lawyers. Among
other things he says: The farmers
and farm laborers are the life Of the
whole people, yet we are less repre-
sented and more heavily taxed than
any other class. | believe the state
can be run upon less taxation and be
better run than now. L am for re-
trenchment and REFORM \
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

fiths of the crime with which our na-
ton is cursed, and because of its
damaging effects upon the bodies
and lives Of men, entailing pauperism
and disease. As to its being the
cause of four-ffths of the crime that
curses onr nation, some II our most
learned jurists bear testimony; as to
the rest, the medical fraternity fur
nish ample proof. Laws prohibiting
the liquor traffic are lawful, just as
are the laws against the transmission
of obscene matter or lottery literature
through our mails. We have ample
proof that the constitution OF the
United States furnishes as with the
power to totally abolish the whole
liquor traffic if we so elect, Howard's
reports of the Supreme Court of the
United States, vol. V, page Gil,
Justice Carton says: ''If the state
has power of restraint by license to
any extent. she may go to the length
of prohibiting sales altogether" All
admit that she has the power of
restraint by license and the conclus-
ion of the learned judge must fellow.
This is in harmony with the decision
of Chief Justice Taney, page SIT,
who says: eff any state deems the
retail and internal traffic Of ardent
spirits injurious to its citizens, and
calculated to produce idleness, vice
or dehauchery, I see nothing in the
constitution of the United States to
prevent 1t from regulating or restrain
ing the traffic, or from prohibiting it
altogether, if it thinks proper" Do
not be frightened then with the state
ment that the probibitory laws asked
for by temperance people are sumptu-
ary and therefore unconditional. We
have every reason to be bold and
brave
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
What lt Provides For.

HIGGINsvILLE, Mo-, Feb. TO-
Editor Democrat Please set forth,
briefly, come of the benefits that the
people are expected to derive from
the interstate commerce bill, and
greatly oblige, READER.
1t is to prevent determinations in
freight and passenger rates upon rail- /.
ways in favor Of long distances a.
against short distances, an abuse Of
rights that has long been demanding
correction. The bill prohibits un-
just preferences in favor of persons
or localities by any special rate, re-
bate, drawback, or other device. 1t
prohibits pooling agreements between
competing lines. As long as pooling
allowed, there will be no compe-
tition Of any consequence. 1t re-
quires every company to make it's
rates public, and forbids any advance
of charges without ten days notice.
No company is allowed to receive
more than its established rates while
they remain in force. The provis-
ions of the bill are applied to any
common carrier of passengers and
freight whether the transportation is
entirely by rail or partly by rail and
partly by water when common con.
troll is extended through more than
one state or territory, or covers such
relations between the United States
and any foreign country. 1t provides
for board Of five commissioners, to
be appointed by the President and
Senate, and each to receive a salary
of $500 per aunum. 1t will no
doubt cause revolution in the rail
way business of this country and will
benefit the many. In short, it will
make the railway business Democrat
ic. That is-by the people and for
the people. President Cleveland has
added his signature to this bill and it
Nill become a law about April /.